4598302 Joint Public Hearing Notice (Revised and Abbreviated) on B20-438, B20-459, B20-460, B20-463, and B20-480

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs

Committee on Finance and Revenue

Notice of Joint Public Hearing

 

John A. Wilson Building   1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite G-6    Washington, DC 20004                                           

Revised and Abbreviated

 

Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chair

Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs

and

Councilmember Jack Evans, Chair

Committee on Finance and Revenue

 

Announce a Public Hearing on the Following Measures

 

·        B20-438, the “Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013”

·        B20-459, the “Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013”

·        B20-460, the “Living Wage for All Act of 2013”

·        B20-463, the “Minimum Wage Revision Commission

Establishment Amendment Act of 2013

·        B20-480, the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013”

 

Monday, October 28, 2013, 10 A.M.

John A. Wilson Building, Room 500

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20004

 

Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. and Councilmember Jack Evans announce the scheduling of a joint hearing by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs and Committee on Finance and Revenue on Bill 20-438, the “Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013”,  Bill 20-459, the “Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013”, B20-460, the “Living Wage for All Act of 2013”, B20, 463, the Minimum Wage Revision Commission Establishment Amendment Act of 2013”, and B20-480, the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013” for Monday, October 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

 

This notice has been revised from one originally filed by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs to announce that the proceedings will be conducted as a joint hearing of the Committee on Finance and Revenue and Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs for the purposes of taking testimony on B20-460, the “Living Wage for All Act of 2013” and to add B20-480, the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013” to the hearing agenda.  The notice is a being abbreviated in order to provide timely notice to the public.

 

B20-438, the “Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013” proposes to amend the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to increase the minimum wage in the District of Columbia in three increments to $10.50 an hour or $1 higher than the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, by June 2016.  The bill also proposes amending the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 to include restaurant wait staff and bartenders who work for a combination of wages and tips.

 

B20-459, “Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013” seeks to amend the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to increase the minimum wage in the District to $12.50 an hour in four increments and to require an increase in the minimum wage in proportion to increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in each successive year thereafter.  The bill also proposes to increase the tip wages for workers to 70 percent of the District’s minimum wage.

 

B20-460, the “Living Wage for All Act of 2013” would amend the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to increase the minimum wage in the District to $10.25 an hour or $1 higher than the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater; to increase the standard deduction for District taxpayers; and to establish a small business property tax credit to reduce costs to employers.

 

B20-463, the “Minimum Wage Revision Commission Establishment Amendment Act of 2013” would amend the Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2004 to establish the Minimum Wage Revision Commission with a purpose of reporting to the Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor recommendations for revising the minimum wage, establish specific functions of the Commission, and to provide for the composition and authority of the Commission.

 

B20-480, the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013” proposes to amend the Accrued Sick and Safe Act of 2008 to expand the coverage of the act to certain classes of employees currently not covered under the act, including tipped employees. It would allow for the accrual of paid leave at the beginning of an individual’s employment and provide for access to paid leave after 90 days of service with an employer.   The bill would also strengthen remedies and procedures available to employees under the act and provide for an outreach program to inform the public about the act.

 

Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Ms. Faye Caldwell, Administrative Assistant to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, at [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail] or Gene Fisher, Committee Director, at [e-mail] and furnish their names, addresses, telephone numbers, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Monday, October 21, 2013. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of government agencies, corporate industry, and industry organizations will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.

 

If you are unable to testify at the public oversight roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  The official record will remain open until close of business November 11, 2013.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite G-6 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.